Peters



(No Model.)

F. M. CASE.

GLOVE'ISTRETGHER.

Patented June 28, 1887.-

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANCIS M. CASE, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

GLOVE-STRETCHER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 365,432, dated June 28, 1887.

Application tiled May 4, 1887. Serial Ned-37,055. (No model.)

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LFRANOIs M. CASE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Denver, in the county of Arapahoe and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Glove-Stretchers,ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being.

after more particularly described, and then definitely pointed out in the claims.

Referring now'to the details of the drawings, A A represent two handles pivoted together at B and provided with a spring,-C, which is heldin position by two teats, D, cast or otherwise formed or attached to the inner side of the-handles. These handles are pivoted at E to the hollow fingersections F F, and to two levers, G G, which are pivoted crosswise to each other at H, and have their free ends slightly curved, so as to work easily between pins I I and the interior surface of the finger sections, as shown in Fig. 1.

It will be seen from the above description and drawings that when the handles A A are pressed-together in opposition to the spring 0 the levers G G open equally at both ends, and thus the finger-sections open substantially equally at both ends also, which isa greatadvantage in glove-stretching, as it stretches 'all parts of the fingers equally, whereas the glovestretchers in common use spread more at the tips of the fingers than they do at any other part, which is a great disadvantage.

' I am aware that it has been proposed to make stretchers with finger -sections intended to open parallel; but in these the finger-sections opened wider at top than at the bottom, and thus more strain is exerted on the upper portion of the glove material than on that below. Moreover, there is a torsional effect on the rivet connecting the sections, whichmakes it necessary to have the parts made very strong to resist the strainthereon.

Having thus described my improvement, what I claim as new is 1. The combination, in a glove-stretcher with suitable handles and finger-sections, of a pair of crossed levers arranged between and operating said finger-sections and connected to and operated by said handles, substantially as described.

2. The combination, in a glove-stretcher, of the pivoted handles A. A, the crossed levers G G, connected thereto, and the hollow finger-sections F F, containing said crossed levers and connected to the levers at each end, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature. in presence of two witnesses, this 2d day of May, 1-887.

'FRANOIS M. CASE.

It is hereby certified that Letters Patent No. 365,432, granted June 28, 1887, upon the application of Francis M. Case, of Denver, Colorado, for an improvement in Glove-Stretchers, was erroneously issued to said Case as owner of the entire interest in said invention; that said Letters Patent should have been issued to Francis M. (Jase and Milton E. Heller, of Defiance, Ohio, said Heller being assignee of one-half interest therein; and that said Letters Patent should be read yvith this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the casein the Patent Office.

Signed, countersigned, and sealed this 12th day of July, A. D. 1887.

1). L. HAWKINS: Acting Secretary of the Interior".

[snAL] Countersigned:

BENTON J. HALL,

Commissioner of Patents. 

